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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13215

5 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 31
NEWS BRIEFS / China
EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese stainless steel refillable kegs

04/07/23 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has decided to make the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed in January 2023 on imports of Chinese stainless steel refillable kegs permanent (see EUROPE B13098A25). On Tuesday 4 July, it published an implementing regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on these products. The tariff varies between 62.9% and 69.9% of the net price before customs clearance, depending on the exporting company. Read the implementing regulation:...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
Interview INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: Maria Manuel Leitão Marques hopes that EU Council will make progress on regulation banning products made using forced labour
DIGITAL: GDPR, European Commission wants to facilitate cooperation between data protection authorities
DIGITAL: seven technology giants have notified European Commission to be designated as gatekeepers under DMA
GMOs: in European Parliament, Greens/EFA denounce new GMOs derived from NGTs as potential threat to food sovereignty
ENERGY: stricter support for SMEs can improve energy efficiency on a European scale, according to LEAP4SME project
ENERGY: according to Eurostat, EU sanctions have led to 22.8 percentage point drop in Russian petroleum oil imports at start of 2023
JUSTICE: European Certificate of Parenthood, rapporteur Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques proposes deleting exemptions linked to public policy exception
MIGRATION: five million people sought protection in EU in 2022, European Union Agency for Asylum’s annual report confirms
CLIMATE: Frans Timmermans calls on EU and China to join forces to tackle climate change
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes that EU sign international treaty to protect high seas
Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine and relations with Latin America priorities for Spanish Presidency of EU Council
DEFENCE: Spanish Presidency of EU Council wants to encourage unity between Member States
ECONOMY/BUDGET/BANKS: Spanish Presidency of EU Council charged with bringing reforms of Stability and Growth Pact and EU budget to a successful conclusion
TRANSPORT: Spanish Presidency of EU Council wants to promote mobility as universal right
RESEARCH: role of science in public policy, territorial cohesion, impact of European funding and PRIMA on agenda of Spanish Presidency of EU Council
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL/COMPETITION: competition authority of an EU country may, under certain conditions, find a breach of ‘GDPR’ regulation, according to Court of Justice
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: in absence of a European Parliament/EU Council agreement, Commission proposes to extend Generalised Scheme of Preferences beyond 2023
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs concerned about forthcoming repeal of hundreds of EU laws in UK
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: European Public Prosecutor’s Office and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine step up cooperation
RUSSIA: EU denounces continued repression of critical voices and disregard for human rights
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission to examine in depth Swedish and Danish aid to SAS airline, annulled by EU General Court
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: MEPs alert to situation of journalist Pablo González as Spain begins its Presidency of EU Council
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: political parties at centre of political spectrum must demonstrate that they have answers to today’s challenges, says Ursula von der Leyen
BUDGET: European Commission takes issue with Viktor Orbán’s claims about ‘missing billions’ of European budget
CHINA: EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on Chinese stainless steel refillable kegs
INDUSTRY: European Commission concerned about Chinese export restrictions on gallium and germanium
MERCOSUR: after Brazil, Argentina calls for a review of EU/Mercosur trade agreement
MIGRATION: European Commissioner Ylva Johansson renews her support for Italy during her first visit to Lampedusa
NATO: Jens Stoltenberg’s term at head of Alliance extended by one year
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes implementation of NEAFC rules
RESEARCH: European Patent Office rewards European inventors for inventions with a significant societal impact